Marathon County adds three dogs to anti-drug fight

2:56 PM,
Jan. 8, 2014

Marathon County Board member Jean Maszk pets Leo, one of two Belgian Malinois dogs introduced during a news conference Jan. 2 at the Marathon County Sheriff's Department in Wausau. The dogs will serve alongside deputies Troy Deiler, right, and Cory Gladden.

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Shereen Siewert
Daily Herald Media

For the first time in more than 25 years, the Marathon County Sheriff's Department employee roster will include dogs, as three K-9 officers join the squad.

Two of the dogs, both of them Belgian Malinois from the Vohn Liche Kennels in Indiana, began their first tours of duty Jan. 2. K-9 Leo, assigned to Deputy Troy Deiler, and K-9 Radar, assigned to Deputy Cory Gladden, were introduced to the community at a news conference led by Marathon County Sheriff Scott Parks.

A third dog, Csilbi - pronounced SILL-bee - will accompany Brandon Stroik, a former Columbia County sheriff's deputy who joined the ...